Seha - Clean Energy that Works for Minnesota
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Transcript of Seha - Clean Energy that Works for Minnesota
Ann M. Seha
Assistant General Counsel
Clean Energy that Worksfor Minnesota
April 18, 2012
Northern States Power Company-
WisconsinNorthern States Power Company-
Minnesota
Southwestern Public Service Company
Public Service Company of Colorado
XCEL ENERGYElectric Customers 3.4 millionGas Customers 1.9 million
NSPMElectric Customers 1.4 millionGas Customers 484,720
Xcel Energy
A balanced clean energy strategyClean, reliable and affordable power
Diverse resource mix Benefits at a reasonable cost Environmental improvement through:
Emission controlsRepoweringIncrease existing nuclear plant electricity outputRenewable energyCustomer choice with energy efficiency &
renewable programs
Changing Power Supply
$1 billion project to modernize and reduce emissions from three coal-fired plants
Converted two plants to natural gas and rehabilitated a third with new equipment and emission controls between 2005 and 2009
Metropolitan Emissions Reduction Project
Renewable Energy
A growing portion of our power supply
On target to meet Minnesota’s renewable energy standard of 30 percent by 2020
Customer Choice
In 2011, Minnesota customers: Saved 242 GWh of electricity through our energy
efficiency programs, enough to power 30,000 homesLowers customers’ billsReduces the need for new power plants
Purchased 168,441 MWh of wind energy through Windsource® (21,774 participating customers)
Producing results
Producing results